More viewers turn to Web to watch TV shows when they want, for free
Mekeisha Madden Toby / Detroit News Television Writer
July 3, 2010
Long gone are the days when the family gathered around the box for appointment TV.
While shows like “American Idol” still bind us culturally — Mom can watch it live on TV, Dad can catch the digital video recorder (DVR) version and Junior can download it days later online — the desire to go to the Web for programming is driving a cultural shift.
The mouse will never replace the remote control as everyone’s favorite clicker, but Web-based entertainment has improved and expanded so greatly that some people have begun canceling their cable subscriptions to watch original and recast programming online.
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